Recent content by Gamma1214

I spent quite a bit of time upstairs in the boat shop today. I got the strips done but I'll need to modify the set-up for the next boat. Like the Tamarack and Cherry, the Tulip Poplar was prone to tearing out where the strip was really wide (thick part of the donor board) or if the grain...

Makes me recall this thread (or maybe this one) as losing, or destroying, the boat may be my biggest fear. I liked that he was clear about moving gear only short distances at a time so as to keep it all within sight. It really would be easy to get separated from something in some of those areas.

I think that's termed "playful" in the sales brochure. :)

If you can't find it locally, there are 2 of them listed on Facebook in the Pittsburgh area One is an Explorer Duck Hunter Edition and the other is a little older listing.

Is the bar telescoping or are the holes in the bar slotted to allow for the width difference of the hull as the bar is moved forward or backward?

I'm about 1/2 way. Editing this had to be a brutal task... I wonder how many times Kevin had to watch it before publishing?

That's a very pretty boat. If it were mine, I might have to let someone else paddle it until the first scratch.

That looks really good. Nicely done.

My architect friend indulged me once more and plans are now actual size. I've switched away from Walnut in favor of Sassafras for the accent strips & trim because the Walnut I had wasn't very nice, I had a wide Sassafras board that was a bit too warped to make paddles and the width of this hull...

Is that a dam in the 4th pic? If so, were you above or below it?

Of the woods that you've listed as available to you, I'd use the Cherry. It ages into a deep, dark red and, in my experience, darker woods like Walnut tend to lighten with age while lighter woods tend to darken. Cherry is a little fragile when working it- it will split easily if bent too...

Good grief! Prefacing that with "measure twice, cut once", I was expecting to read that you'd forgotten that advice and cut it too short (I did that on my Raven). Glad you're smarter than that.

The site says it's their top seller so it may be more common than one might think (or people are retrofitting their Allis Chalmers with 'em) As for you Chip: It looks like you've got some good suggestions already so I'll add my (less useful) thoughts: Changing your attire would seem to be in...

Yep. In trying to cut Sassafras strips for my current build, the rough-cut edge was rough enough that I was getting thin spots. I took the plank to my woodworking buddy so we could true it on his joiner and he insisted that we could get perfect strips with his table saw. He then cut me a...

Oh boy, at the risk of reprimand: I'm probably not a great one to ask about PPE as my risk tolerance is higher than what is likely to be healthy. About the only PPE I wear during a build is latex gloves when handling liquid epoxy and a paper dust mask when sanding the dried epoxy for...